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Balli Kalyanachakravarthy

Balli Kalyanachakravarthy

Indian politician (born 1984)

Balli Kalyanachakravarthy (born 7 June 1984), also referred to as Balli Kalyan Chakravarthy, is an Indian businessman and politician who has served in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council since 2021 as a member of the YSR Congress Party.[1] Kalyanachakravarthy is from the town of Gudur in the Nellore district.[2] He co-founded the company Nihibha Online Business Private Limited in 2015.[3]

Quick Facts Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council, Personal details ...

Kalyanachakravarthy's father is Balli Durga Prasad Rao, a longtime member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly who had been elected to the Lok Sabha in 2019, representing the Tirupati constituency. His father died in office in September 2020 from a heart attack after contracting COVID-19.[4]

In 2021, Kalyanachakravarthy considered running in the by-election for his father's seat in the Lok Sabha.[2] However, Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, instead offered to nominate Kalyanachakravarthy as a candidate for the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. Kalyanachakravarthy accepted the offer, and was elected unanimously by the MLAs for a six-year term on 8 March 2021.[5] He was sworn into office on 31 March 2021.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sri Balli Kalyanachakravarthy". Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. Retrieved October 9, 2022.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    "YSRC names 6 for Andhra Pradesh MLC polls under MLA quota". The New Indian Express. February 26, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  3. [3]
    "Nihibha Online Business Private Limited". Connect2India. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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    Sharma, Rajesh (2021-02-25). "ఎమ్మెల్సీ అభ్యర్థుల ఎంపికలో చాణక్యం" [Chanakyam in the selection of MLC candidates]. TV9 Telugu (in Telugu). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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    "All six YSRCP candidates unanimously get elected as MLCs". The Siasat Daily. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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    "Andhra Pradesh: Six new members of Council take oath". The Hans India. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  7. [7]
    "ఆరుగురు ఎమ్మెల్సీల ప్రమాణ స్వీకారం" [Swearing in of six MLCs]. Prajasakti (in Telugu). April 1, 2021. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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